I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

thump.

The sound came from behind the rock wall again.

I was so close that even my palm, which was pressed against the stone surface, went numb.

The expressions of the people behind them all changed.

The middle-aged researcher lowered his voice: "There's nothing inside, is there?"

"have."

Lin Ye did not turn around.

Someone's breath hitched.

Lin Ye added, "It looks like a stone."

"Could you please finish your sentence at once?"

"I just heard it clearly."

He pressed his ear close to the rock face.

There was no breathing, no heartbeat, and no emotional noise like that of a spirit.

Only the muffled sound of spiritual energy repeatedly impacting the rock strata could be heard.

Each impact produced a soft cracking sound from within the rock wall. It sounded like a response, but it was actually just something inside being pushed a little more.

Lin Ye slowly crept along the stone wall, finally stopping at the lower right.

"This is the thinnest part."

A middle-aged researcher walked over and took off the emergency kit from his back.

"How thinner?"

"I'm not a ruler."

"You're so sure about that."

"You can find another place to crawl."

The other party squatted down, stopped arguing with him, and took out a folding drill.

Someone called his name from the side.

"Mr. Luo, is it a real diamond?"

Engineer Luo looked at the light on the guide armor, which had turned red.

"If we don't drill, are we just going to stay here and wait to die?"

The drill bit pressed against the rock wall, humming as it spun.

Gravel kept falling down.

Lin Ye raised his hand: "Slow down."

"What's wrong?"

"The pressure inside is high, don't shoot it through."

Engineer Luo immediately reduced the force, allowing the drill bit to grind in little by little.

When the stone was half a foot deep, Lin Ye heard the sound from behind the rock wall suddenly become sharper.

"stop."

The drilling rig stopped immediately.

Engineer Luo wiped the sweat from his face.

"How much more is needed?"

"Half a finger".

"You're like a ruler again now."

Lin Ye held out his hand: "Give it to me."

"Your arm is still injured."

"Just help me up."

Engineer Luo handed over the drilling rig, but still didn't let go.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, slowly pushed it inside.

Just as the drill bit had penetrated a little, a crisp sound suddenly came from the rock wall.

Engineer Luo's expression changed.

"retreat!"

As soon as he pulled the drill out, a stream of white spiritual energy shot out from the hole.

boom!

The drilling rig was knocked away, and a researcher behind it slipped and rolled down the slope.

Lin Ye grabbed his seatbelt from behind.

Both of them fell to the ground at the same time.

Hold on tight!

"I'm holding onto it!"

"You grabbed my clothes!"

"It's all the same, as long as it didn't fall off."

Several people nearby quickly dragged the person back.

The spiritual energy continued to flow out of the hole.

Lin Ye's chest shield turned bright red, and alarms blared in unison.

He leaned against the rock wall to stand up and peered into the hole.

It's a natural cavity inside.

Not very big.

Several grayish-white rock fissures converged from the depths of the cavity, but a nearly transparent crystal was stuck in the middle.

The crystal was as thick as an adult's waist, its two ends firmly embedded in the rock strata, blocking the widest passage.

The spiritual energy surging from behind had nowhere to go but to keep pushing back.

Engineer Luo leaned closer, and after just one glance, he froze.

Give me the detector.

The person next to me handed me a device about the size of my palm.

As soon as the probe approached the hole, the values ​​on the screen jumped up and down, eventually turning into red gibberish.

Engineer Luo stared at the screen, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"This purity..."

"How much?" someone asked.

"It can't be detected."

"Is the equipment broken?"

"It's not broken, it's off the charts."

Engineer Luo looked up and gazed at the crystal again.

A young researcher nearby suddenly spoke up: "Professor Luo, this couldn't be... the essence of the Well Spirit, could it?"

No one responded.

But the look in their eyes had changed.

Lin Ye had not studied spiritual marrow.

Judging from their reaction, you can tell that the thing inside is valuable.

It's very valuable.

Engineer Luo lay down beside the hole for a long time, his voice a little strained.

"Don't touch it yet."

Lin Ye was still listening.

"How do I do it?"

"Make a pressure relief hole from the side," Engineer Luo said quickly. "Let out some of the spiritual energy first, and then take it out completely once the top is cleared."

"How long will it take?"

"If all goes well, it should take half an hour."

Lin Ye looked up at him.

"smoothly?"

Engineer Luo remained silent.

There was another sound from behind the rock wall.

Boom!

This time, the cracking sounds were even more frequent than before.

Lin Ye pressed his hand back against the stone wall.

The spiritual energy was squeezing outwards along a thin crack on the right side of the crystal. The rock layer there was very thin and had already developed continuous cracks.

Click.

Click click.

The intervals are getting shorter and shorter.

"I can't wait."

Engineer Luo also placed his hand on it, but couldn't hear anything.

Are you sure?

"The right side is about to crack."

"How much longer can we hold out?"

"have no idea."

"Ten minutes?"

Lin Ye shook his head.

"Five minutes?"

"I told you, I don't know."

Engineer Luo squatted in front of the hole, staring at the crystal, his eyes fixed on it.

"Even if we can only save half..."

Lin Ye glanced at him.

"There are still seven more sites above."

Luo Gong's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

The young researcher next to him got anxious.

"Master Luo, if it really cracks open, all the spiritual energy will rush over."

"I know."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"I didn't wait."

Engineer Luo suddenly opened the emergency kit and took out three hydraulic rock-breaking wedges.

"Can't you hear?"

He slammed the wedge into Lin Ye's hand.

"Find a spot."

Lin Ye took the rock-breaking wedge and approached the hole.

The sounds inside the crystals were clearer than those from the rock walls.

When the spiritual energy hits it, it will first slide away from the left side, then press towards the middle along the horizontal crack, and finally concentrate at the thickest part.

Three places.

Exactly three places.

"The first one, top left."

Engineer Luo sent the rock-breaking wedge in.

"Lower it further."

"here?"

"A little to the left."

"Explain yourself."

"Stay there, don't move."

The first one is fixed.

The second one is a transverse crack located in the middle of the crystal.

For the third one, Lin Ye remained silent for a long time.

"Can't find it?" Engineer Luo asked.

"Found it."

"Then what are you staring at?"

"Too deep, I can't reach it."

Engineer Luo peeked out and took a look.

"I'll go in."

"You can't get in, the hole is too small."

"What should we do then?"

Lin Ye pointed to the third rock-breaking wedge.

"I'll wed it into the crack and fix it."

Engineer Luo looked at his still trembling right hand.

"Don't you want your hand anymore?"

Lin Ye raised his left hand.

"It's this one that's injured."

"Have you practiced with your left hand?"

"without."

Engineer Luo glared at him.

"You dare use it without practicing?"

Lin Ye watched as the vibrations inside the hole grew faster and faster.

"Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"

Luo cursed and wedged the third rock-breaking wedge into the crack.

"Activate the first two first."

The hydraulic pump emitted a low hum.

The first rock-breaking wedge slowly opened.

A white line first appeared on the left side of the crystal, and then it cracked open with a snap.

The second one was launched immediately afterward.

The transverse crack extends all the way to the center.

The entire piece of spiritual marrow suddenly shook.

Boom!

The spiritual energy from behind crashed into us again.

The indicator light on the third rock-breaking wedge flashed twice and then went out.

"broken?"

"Spiritual energy interference, hydraulic system locked." Engineer Luo gritted his teeth and patted the pump twice. "Move it!"

Boom!

A thin crack appeared on the right side of the rock face.

White mist shot out from inside.

"Stop filming."

Lin Ye walked to the broken rock wedge.

He placed his left hand on the end of the wedge.

"Everyone, step back."

Luo Gong didn't move.

"What are you planning to do?"

"Give it a shake."

"That move you just used?"

"Incomplete".

"What's the difference?"

"My hands would be ruined if they were intact."

"That won't work?"

Lin Ye paused for a moment.

"Maybe a little lighter."

Luo looked at him and finally managed to choke out, "You'd better not die next to me."

"rest assured."

Why?

"unlucky."

Speechless, Engineer Luo turned and shooed the man away.

"Everyone back off! Stand against the wall!"

Lin Ye closed his eyes.

Beneath his palm, the sounds of metal wedges, crystal cracks, and spiritual energy clashing mingled together.

fast.

fast.

slow.

The crack in the center would pause briefly on the third time.

That's it.

Lin Ye moved his left arm along the meridian, pressing the spiritual energy into his palm little by little.

not much.

It's only enough to give you a jolt.

Boom!

The spiritual energy collided with the crystal once again.

The crack paused for a moment.

Lin Ye suddenly closed his fingers.

hum!

The short, sharp vibrations drilled into the crack along the metal wedge.

The third rock-breaking wedge exploded with a deafening roar.

Click!

The transparent crystal broke in half.

The spiritual energy that had been accumulating at the back burst forth instantly.

The entire cavity was lit up.

The massive impact slammed into the rock wall, sending rubble, white mist, and crystal fragments swirling up. Lin Ye was thrown back two steps by the blast wave, and Luo Gong grabbed his shield from behind.

"Don't spill it!"

"It didn't fall!"

You stepped on my foot!

"Just bear with it for now!"

The broken spiritual marrow collapsed into the cavity.

Several natural side paths behind reopened, and a large amount of spiritual energy poured out along them.

The vibrations at the bottom of the well quickly subsided.

The muffled thuds coming from above also stopped.

Engineer Luo leaned over the edge of the hole and took a look. He relaxed completely and almost sat down on the ground.

"It's connected."

No one cheered.

They were all panting so hard they couldn't speak.

Just as Lin Ye was about to pull his hand back, a transparent fragment the size of a fingernail suddenly flew out of the hole.

Snapped.

The shards pierced a hole in his chest armor and stuck to his skin.

It's as cold as ice.

Lin Ye bent down to grab it.

The fragment, however, softened first.

It entered the body through the newly opened meridian in the chest.

"What is it?"

Engineer Luo lunged forward and ripped open his deflector armor.

"Lin Ye?"

Lin Ye did not answer.

Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet.

Engineer Luo is speaking.

He can hear.

Someone nearby is coughing.

He could hear it too.

But the cracking sounds from the rock wall and the trembling of spiritual energy flowing through the side paths—all those sounds that had previously given him a headache—were gone.

Lin Ye stood there, stunned.

Luo grabbed his shoulders and shook him twice.

"Where do you feel unwell? Say something!"

"I can hear you."

"Then what are you staring at?"

Lin Ye looked up at the rock face, which had returned to calm.

"Don't speak."

"What's wrong now?"

Lin Ye waited for a long time.

There was nothing there.

The world was so quiet that it felt somewhat unfamiliar to him.

"My spirit hears..."

"That's all."